Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 284, 20 August 1909 — Page 6

THE RICHMOND PALsUADHTM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1909.

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News of Surrounding Towns

ECONOMY. Wa Economy, Ind; Aug. 20. Joseph Morrison arrived home from Wisconsin, TuesdyA, V;';' 'r " Mrs. Ora Stevenson and daughter of RldgevMe were 1 guests of Lee Lamb and family this week. ;:tyU;; ;:--;y;.'V Mr. and Mrs. Alf Routh went to visit Isaac Routh, north of Muncle, Tuesday. The Friends' Sunday school picnic will be held at Ballinger's Park Tues day, Aug. 24 th. . Mrs. Emma HIatt was In Williamsburg Tuesday. Concord Sunday School held their annual picnic at Ballenger's park on Tuesday. Wash. Study of near Williamsburg Is very sick. Scott Edwards of Carlos City was here Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ballenger have as their dinner guests Tuesday, Mrs. Ozro Weaver, of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Ballinger of Economy. s Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Fulton of Webster was here Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Study and daughter of Williamsburg, spent Tuesday here at the park. Mrs. Charles Oler and daughter of Indianapolis are here visiting relatives this week. Mr,; and Mrs. Marion Wolfe and children have returned to their home in Winchester. Mrs. Nancy Charles of Indianapolis, Mrs. Mary Waggoner and children of Chicago are guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. Charles. Mrs. Cora Scantland and Miss Edith Lamb are back from Pennsylvania where they went on a pleasure trip. There was a miscellaneous shower given In honor of Mrs. Erman Swain at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elihu Swain Tuesday night. Mrs. Swain received many beautiful and useful presents. Several from here attended the Hundredth Anniversary of Methodism In Wayne county, Thursday at Richmond. The M. E. Missionary Society will meet Saturday afternoop. The M. E. Aid Society failed to meet last Saturday afternoon and the next meeting has not been announced. The next meeting of the Etude club will be held at the home of Mrs. Jennie Ballinger. After business is transacted and program rendered they will spend the remainder of the afternoon at the park. Mrs. Elizabeth Watson, who is visiting Rev. Hannah Stanley, has been quite sick the past week. Squire Fraiser and Joe Cain was at Richmond recently on legal business. Anual Edwards is dangerously ill with stomach trouble. , Charles Ferrel of Indianapolis was a guest at the Parker house, Tuesday night. AN ITCHING PALM. No Cure for li. Other Forms of Itching Preferable. There is no cure 'for an itching palm the money kind. t Even poslam, the new skin discovery, cannot help it. But when it comes to eczema, the most annoying of itching skin troubles, poslam will stop the itching at once and cure the worst cases in a few days. So with hives, rash, scabies, split toes, piles, and scaly scalp, all of which are different forms of eczema, accompanied by severe itching and caused by imperfect digestion and careless diet. Poslam comes in two-dollar jars, but fifty cents' worth will answer In curing any of the diseases mentioned. It can be had of any druggist. W. H. Sudhoff makes of specialty of it. That results are immediate will be amply demonstrated overnight by the use of the experimental sample which the Emergency Laboratories, 32 West Twenty-fifth Street, New York City, will send free by mail, in plain wrapper, to any one who will write for it. CENTERVILLE, IND. Centerville, Aug. 20. Mr. and ' Mrs, . .imrod Parrott are making an ex tended visit to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Par rott at Lake Nebagaman, Wisconsin Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Norris of Akron, O., are occupying the Parrott home dur ing their absence. Mrs. Ella Gentry and daughter. Miss Josephine of Waveland, Ind., are the house guests of Mr. and Mrs. W, H DeMoss. On Thursday Mrs. Gentry and Miss Gentry attended the Ellwood family reunion held in Jackson park. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Hurst enter tained on Wednesday Mr. and Mrs, Frank Hurst of Frankton, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. John Fleet are enter talning Mrs. Louisa Brown of Hobb3 Station, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buhl are moving from their country home to their property on East Main street Thev have rented their farm to B. F. Bales. Mrs. Joshua Kerr and children have returned from a short visit to her par cnts Mr. and Mrs. Evans Johnson at Greenfield, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Langley and daughter Esther are guests of relatives at Cumberland and other places la Ohio. Mrs. George Ward will leave this week to visit her parents Mr. and Mr3. Peter .Wal rath at Hanover, O. HAGERSTOWN, IND. Hagerstown, Ind., Aug. 20. The fol lowing scholars of the Christian church Sunday school, with the teach er, Mrs. Laura Hines, picnicked m Tetor's grove, west of town Wednesday: Grace Walker, Mary Kidwell, Esther Porter, Lucile ; Geisler, Norah Thalls. Alma Petty. Mildred North cutt, Goldie Rummell. . Mrs. P. H. Davis has been visiting friends at Richmond and Eaton, 0. Mrs. Charles Nicholson spent a part of this week at the home of her father Augustus Weidman. MJaa Alice Bowman went to Ander-

son Wednesday evening to spend sev eral days with relatives. Mrs. Sara Smith entertained at din

ner Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Reed Smtih of Winchester, Mrs. Lottie Smith and Mrs. Minos Strickler. Miss Linda Bowman of uMncle is visiting friends here. , Mrs. Theodore Sells and daughter, Thelma, have returned from a two weeks visit at Indianapolis and Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Moore, and family are spending a weeks vacation at Columbus, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Korine of Superior, Wis., are visiting his parents, Charles Horine and wife. Mrs. Chrales M. Miller and daughters. Magdalene and Frances of Anderson are visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Fox and others. Charles Doughty and daughter Katie of near Mooreland spent the day Tue day with Frank Doughty and family. Mrs. Sarah Pierce entertained on Thursday at dinner Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Pierce and Mrs. Eunice Macy. Lon Boyd of Cambridge City has purchased the brick building of I M. Pierce on Main street. Mr. Boyd will have another story added and make other Improvements and the telephone exchange will occupy the third story and the superintendent of the Hagerstown line will reside on the first and second floor. Mrs. Lydia Rowe returned home from Anderson Wednesday evening. She was accompanied by her granddaughter, Miss Mildred Jessup and a friend. Miss Frankie Palmer of Anderson who will also visit Mrs. John Teetor and Mrs. Oliver Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Northcutt have named their baby girl Beatrice Faye. Hr. and Mrs. William Keever entertained at dinner Wednesday Mrs. Mary Keever, Mrs. Ella Lieavell, Miss Daisy Leavell and Mrs. Margaret Beeson. Mr. and Mrs. Reed Smith and baby have returned to their home at Winchester after an extended visit with relatives here. Mrs. Ebert Wycoff has been visiting relatives at Spiceland. Miss Marie Sommerlad returned on Thursday to her home at Indianapolis after an extended visit with her cousin. Miss Gertrude Schuler. Mrs. Albert Gladswell and stepdaughter returned to their home in Indianapolis Thursday accompanied by her nieces Hazel and Mable Ulrich. Mr. and Mrs. David Sells and Mrs. Moses Stewart spent the day Thursday with Michael Conniff and family. Mr. and Mrs. Minos Strickler entertained Earl Strickler and family, Cha3. WilBon and family, oJhn Nicholson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Reed Smith on Wrednseday. Mrs. Nelson Thornburg and Miss lone Thornburg spent Thursday with Mrs. Orpha Jones east of town. GREENSFORK, IND. Greensfork, Ind., Aug. 20. Mrs Stetson of Richmond spent Thursday here. Charles Ferrell of Indianapolis was here on business Thursday. Mrs. Elizabeth Gaylor spent Thurs day in Richmond. Horace Hunt of Williamsburg was transacting business here Thursday. Miss Laura Roller has returned to her home in Richmond after a week's visit with relatives here. Mrs. Alva Cook, Mrs. James Ridge and Mrs. McKIssic or Muncie were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hollace Hoov er at Hagerstown Thursday. Howard Gaylor, Larkin Atkinson and Will Gunckel were at Richmond Thursday. David Brooks is at home for a few days. Trustee Kenzel is putting in some large sewer on West Pearl street. Charles Staats of Centerville was in town Wednesday on business. Albert Wickersham of Harrison township was in town Wednesday on his return from nursing Walter Simp son who got a wheat beard in his throat twenty-one days ago. It was taken out of his face near the cheek bone Saturday and was three fourths of an inch long. His jaws are still set but he is improving and out of danger. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Crump and son attended the Cook reunion at Glen Miller, Richmond Wednesday. John Roller is slowly improving. Mrs. Martha Dean, Mrs. Luther Murdock, Mrs. Albert Kenzel, Mrs. John Martindale. Mrs. George Nichol son and Mrs. Harry King attended the Methodist centennial celebration at Richmond Thursday. The members of the Friends Sundav school picnicked at Jackson s park Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. William Byrd, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gunckel, Mrs. Lute Hatfield and daughter Hazle. Mrs. Nancy Wise, Mrs. George Hoover, Mrs. Ed Hatfield. Mrs. Will Roller, Mrs. Lark Hoover and daughter Marie, attended the Hoover reunion at Jackson's park Wednesday. EATON, OHIO. Eaton, O., Aug. 20. Frank Wagner is a visitor in Indianapolis. Miss Losere, of New York, is guest of Miss Brumbaugh. Miss Amy Fall left today for Till sa, Okla., where she will join her father, and together they will make a visit to friends at Long Beach, Cal From that place they go to Seattle Wash- to attend the Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hiestand, Miss Anna Clayton and C. B. TJnger spent Thursday in Indianapolis. Mrs. Jennie Minnix of Middletown, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. John son. The regular weekly band concert was held Thursday evening in the court house park, and a large crowd was attracted to the downtown dis trict by reason thereof. Mrs. Jerrisa Collins has filed suit la common pleas court against her hus band. Robert Colli as, for divorce, and

seeks the custody of their two-year-old child. Mrs. Collins charges her husband with adultery and names Effie Sease as corespondent. Her charge is substantiated by her testimony to the effect that she was a witness to the misconduct of her husband. The parties reside near Lewisburg,

where they are all well known. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Filbert and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tyrell will spend tomorrow in Indianapolis. Miss Bertha Peters left Thursday for Kansas City, Mo., for. an extended visit with relatives. She was accompanied as far as Indianapolis by J. A. Becker, who will spend several day3 in the Hoosier capital. Mrs. Howard Hoover and little son, of Richmond, are here visiting her mother, Mrs. T. J. Wilkinson. Robert Hiestand was a visitor in Dayton Thursday, accompanying his wife that far on her trip to Cleveland to visit her sister, Mrs. L. C. Rey nolds. Mr. and Mrs. John Gans are visiting in Indianapolis. Mrs. John Randall and daughter Gladys are visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. Z. Mikesell at Sevenmile, O. Mrs. Louis Morrell. of Richmond, spent yesterday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Sturr. R. A. Hiestand is a visitor in Ind ianapolis. WILLIAMSBURG, IND. Williamsburg, Ind., Aug. 20. Mrs. Dora Anykendall has gone to Shelby O., where she will spend a few weeks visiting relatives. Mrs. Alice Huff from Martinsville is visiting her sister Mrs. Martha Oler. Mr. Harry Study professor of Lome college at Port Deposit, Maryland, is isiting relatives here. Mr. Frank Coal of Cincinnati is vis iting his uncle and family, Mr. Milton Dooley. Mr. and Mrs. Summers and three grand children of Winchester were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lant Study Wednesday.

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(CHAPTER XIV, THE FIRST MOVE. The Chicago and London Packing com pany Bidding for bonds A man named Lokes A consideration for services performed Bribery A sheriff's sale. We take the trick The tail of a snake. Not a gospel game. LOCUM had been after the bondholders' protective committee of the London and Chicago company. There were on ly a million and a half of bonds out, which before their smash could be picked up for less than twenty. Lately, on the rumor that one of the strong Chicago houses was bidding for them, their price had risen somewhat The hand of Carmlchael working through one of the smaller corporations . con trolled by Strauss was plain enough to one who watched, and I resolved as the first step in my campaign to outwit my old boss In this little deal. From the price of tbe bonds It was evident that Carmichael was offering the bondholders about twenty-five for the control. I told Slocum to give forty and then arrange to bid tbe property in at the sheriff's sale. The lawver reoorted that two of the bondholders' committee were favorable to our terms; they hated tbe Strauss crowd, and they were afraid to wait for better terms, as money was hard ening all the time. But the third man, who had been the treasurer of the de funct corporation, held out for a higher figure. Slocum thought that this man. whose name was Lokes, might be dick ering with Carmlchael secretly to se cure some favors for himself in the deal. This Lokes was not unknown to me, and 1 considered Slocum's sua plcions well founded. He had left be hind him in Kansas City a bad name. and here in Chicago he ran with a set of small politicians, serving as a mid dleman between them and tbe financial powers who used them. In short I knew of but one way to deal with a gentleman like Mr. Lokes. and I had made up my mind to use that way. Slocum made an appointment with Lokes in his office, and I went there to meet him and arrange to get the London and Chicago outfit with as little delay ns possible. Lokes was a small, smooth shaven fellow, very well dressed, with something the air of a horsy gentleman. First he gave us a lot of talk about the value of the London and Chicago properties and the duty of his committee to the bondholders. He and his associates had no mind to let the property go for a song. I made up my mind just what inducement would reach him while he and Slocum argued about the price of the bonds. When Lokes began to throw out Carmichael at us I broke in: "Mr. Lokes, you know there isn't much In this deal for that crowd. But I don't mind telling you frankly that It is of prime importance to the Interests we represent." Slocum looked at me, mystified, but 1 went on: "We propose to form a large packing company, into which we shall take a number of concerns on which we have options. We want this property first When our company is formed we might make it very well worth your while having been friendly to us in this transaction." Lokes didn't move a muscle. This was the talk he had been waiting for. but he wanted to hear the figures. I told him enough of our plans to let him see that we had good backing and to whet his appetite. "Now, we have offered your committee 40 cents on the dollar for your bonds, which is fifteen more than tbe other crowd will give yoo. If you will Induce your, associates to take, bonds 1 . .

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3f Winchester are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Asher Pierce. Mr. Cecil Parks of Winchester, Ky is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. lohn Parks. Miss Hazel Oler spent the . day Tuesday in Greensfork with her aunt Mrs. Betsy Potter. Mrs. Ryland of Vinita, Indian Territory Is here spending a few days with her son Mr. Curt Ryland. Mr. William Blair went to "Lynn Wednesday. Misses Effie and Lucile Helms at tended the Methodist centennial held at Glen Miller park Thursday. Miss Lora Martin went to Richmond Wednesday. Mrs. Martha Chenoweth Is visiting her son Addison Chenoweth. Mr. William Jones and daughter Aletha spent the day In Richmond Wednesday. Mrs. Hobart and daughter of Philadelphia who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Beam returned to their home Monday. Miss Mary Harvey went to Richmond Thursday. Mrs. Ethel Brown of Boston has been visiting her father-in-law Mr. Zeriah Brown. Miss Hazel Davis who has been vlsIting here for some time has gone to ( visit her sister of New Castle, Mr. Wilfred Griffith transacted business in Economy Wednesday. Mr. Herbert Neal and wife of Muncie are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Mat Neal. Mr. Guy Jones of Chicago is visiting his pareats Mr. and Mrs. William Jones. Mr. Martin Cranor went to Economy Wednesday. The Oler reunion was held at Ballenger's Lake Thursday. The little three year old son of Charles Williams died Wednesday afternoon and the funeral will be held at Fountain City Friday morning. Mrs. Roy Stephens and Mrs. Add Mawyer went to Richmond Tuesday. Mr. Theodore and Noah Lamb went to Richmond Thursday. HBBEIOC in our 'corporation we will give you fifty instead of forty and." I concluded slowly, "there will be $50,000 of preferred stock for your services." At the word "services" Slocum Jumped up from the table where he had been seated and walked over to tbe wiudow. then came back to tho table and tried to attract my attention. Bur I kept my eyes on Lokes. "What will you do for the others?" Lokes asked signiScantly, meatiing bis two associates on tbe committee. "Nothing!" I snid shortly. "You will look after them. They 'will do what you say. That is what we pay for." It was plain enough that I was offer ing him a good sized bribe for his services in turning over to us the assets of the London and Chicago concern rather than to our rivals and for bonds in the prospective company instead of cash. That did not trouble him. He was aware that he had not been asked to meet me to talk of tbe health of tho bankruptcy company of which he had been the treasurer. Lokes thought awhile, asked some more questions about our company and finally hinted at hie preference for cash for his serv Ices. "Hither forty cash with no bonus for your services or fifty In bonds with the preferred stock for you." I answered shortly. Pretty soon be took bis hat and said he was going to see his associates on the committee and would be back in the course of the afternoon. "He's gone over to Carmlchael," I remarked to Slocum when he had closed the office door behind Mr. Lokes. "But John won't touch him. He won't believe his story. He doesn't think I've got the cash or the nerve to play this game. We'll see him back In an hour or two." "De you know. Van. what you are doing?" Slocum asked somberly In stead of replying to my remark. "You have bribed that man to betray his trust." "I guess that was what he came here for. Sloco. But we are offering them a good price for their goods. This man Lokes happens to be a rascal. If be had been straight, we could have saved that preferred stock. That's all there is to it." But Slocum "till shook his bead. "It's a lad business." "Well, it -o-ts money. But I mean to put this thiL (brotign. and you kuov a the best I may lose every cent 1 have made In twelve years. It's no time to be squeamish. Slocum." "I wish" be liejjan and paused "You wish, if there is any more of this kind of thing. I would get some one else to do my business? But I can't 1 must have a man I can rely upou." It meant a good reward, for him, too. if we carried through my great plan. But Slocum was not the one to be reached in that way. He needed the money and wanted it badly, but money alone wouldn't make him stick by me. I knew that "Well hope this is the last," I said after a time. "And. besides. I take tbe risk. I want you, and yoa won't go back on me. I need yon. Slo.w He made no reply. Sure enough, late that afternoon Slocum telephoned me that Lokes had come back and signified his consent and that of his associates to our terms. The bondholders would take notes to be converted later Into bonds of the new company at SO cents on the dollar. Lokes asked for some kind of agreement about the stock be was to get for hl3 "services." which I refused to give him on Slocum's advice. He had to content himself with Slocum's statement that he was dealing with

gealleuieu. ! tlon walca Taa to pOpoee would The next step In the proceeding was so easily disturbed. In the midst of the sheriff's sale of the defunct cor- a" argument some one came Into the poration's effects, which was ordered behind us and pause, listening, by the court for the following Monday. , I stopped. That comedy took place on the court-' "Wlvat is It. my dearT" Mr. Dround house steps, according to law. The sher- : said, looking up. "We are talking busliff read the decree of court to an audi- ness." ence of hoboes who were roosting on "Yes" she said slowly. She was In the steps, and some passersby halted street clothes, with hat. and she beto see the proceedings. When the sher- gan to draw off her glove slowly, iff asked for bids a little Jew lawyer "Shall I disturb your -In n shiny. Hk bat stepped , forward ' "Why, no," he answered Indifferent, out of the crowd and made bis Md. ly, and I resumed ray argument. .Mm. 1'nls was Marx, the junior member of Dround sat down behind the table and a firm employed by Strauss. Just ae opened some letters, busying herself the sheriff was about to nod to the there. But I felt her eyes on my

Jew S locum stepped forward with a certified check In his hand and bid In the property for $750,000. i There was nothing for Marx to da Carmlchael had slven him no lnstruc-' tlons for this contingency. He bad his orders, and he stood there with his law hancinc. while Slocum handed in the certified check and completed the formality of the sale. "It is fraud!" Marx shouted, shaking his fist In my face as we left. Perhaps be was right, but whatever fraud there was in the transaction did not concern Marx or the men he represented. They had been euchred at their own game. And they knew it We never heard anything more from the Strauss crowd about the London and Chicago bonds. "Well, you've got It." Slocum said as we came away from the sale. "I hope we won't have trouble with Lokes." "That's all right," I replied. "We've got him where he can't make trouble." "There's usually a tail to this kind of thing. You never can tell when you have reached the end." But I was too jubilant to take gloomy views. The skirmish was over, and we were a step nearer my goal. A few days after that I ran across John Carmlchael as I was picking my way In the muck out of the yards. He was driving In a little red wheeled road wagon such as tbe local agents use for running about the city. He called out: "Hey, Van Harrington! Come over here!" Can't Strauss do any better by you than that? Or maybe you have gone back to collecting again?" I asked. The Irishman grunted his acknowledament of my joke, and we talked about one thing and another, both knowing perfectly well what there was between us. Finally he said it: "So you thought you could do bet ter by sticking with the old man?" I nodded. "How long do you think he'll keep goln'?" About as long as I stay with blm. John." And you put him up to buying that junk at the auction the other day?" he added. "I bought iO for myBelf," I replied promptly. "The h 1 you did! Say, kid, this ln't any gospel game you are In. You needn't look for favors from our crowd." "We aren't asking any Just now. When we want them I guess we'll get all that we need." "You will, will you?" Big John raised his whip and bit his horse as if he meant to lay the same lash on me one of these days. The red wheeled cart disappeared down the road, the figure of the burly Irishman leaning forward and flecking the horse with his lash. CHAPTER XV. THE ATLAS ON TBI FLOOR. A telltale portrait When the fire of life has gone The guiding hand A woman who understands The highroad of commerce The great southwest Dreams The art of life "No one as) if you succeed." R. DROUND'S Illness kept blm away from business for S I month or more. He had al- ' ways been in delicate health. and this worry over the loss of Carmichael and tbe bad outlook in bis affairs was too much for him. His absence gave me tbe opportunity to form my plans undisturbed by his timidity and doubts. After he recovered his time was much absorbed by the preparations for tbe fair. In which be was much Interested. In all this I could see a deft hand guiding and restraining, giving me my rein. At last, when I was ready to lay my plans before Mr. Dround, I made an appointment with blm at bis house. He was sitting alone In his great library, looking at a picture which one of the artists attracted to the city by the fair was painting of blm. When he heard my step he got up sheepishly and hung a bit of cloth over the portrait but not before I had seen the cruel truth the painter bad been telling his patron, for the face on the canvas was old and gray; tbe daring and spirit to fight, whatever tbe man had been born with, had gone out of it. I pitied him as he stood there by bis picture, his tbin Hps trembling with nervousness. He seemed to shrink from me as though afraid of something. We sat down, and after the first words of politeness neither of ns spoke. Finally be asked: "Well. Harrington, how do you find matters now that you have had time to look into the situation?" "Very much as I expected to find them." I replied bluntly. "And that is as bad as could be. Something must be done at once, and I have come to you today to settle what that shall be ' He flushed a little proudly at mv words, but I plunged In and sketcb'Hi the situation to him as it had become familiar 1o me. At first he was Inclined to interrupt and question my statements, but he saw that I bad my facts. As I went on. showing him how his big rivals bad taken bis markets bow his business had fallen so that he could no longer get those special rates he had been too vlrtaous to accept be t seemed to slink into his chair. It was j like aa operation. But there was no nse in wasting time in pity. His mind must be opened. Toward the end he : closed bis eyes and looked so weak that once I Hopped- But. he motioned' to me to g? on. " "... "And what do you advise?" be asked : weakly at tbe end. "I have already begun to act" I replied, with a smile, and outlined what had been done. . He shook his head. "That has been tried before. All! such combinations have failed. Strauss or one of the others will split it np." I did a-helicsu that JcojJna-

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rest of my argument to her. When I had finished Mr. Dround leaned back wearily in his seat and sighed: "Yours is a very bold plan. Mr. Harrlngton. It might succeed If we could get the necessary financial support But. as you know well enough, this la hardly the time to provide money for any venture. The banks wouia not iook favorably upou such a speculative sug gostion. We shall have to wait until bettei times." "We can't wait." I said brusquely. "Bud times or not, we must act." Well, well, I will think it over. It is time for my medicine, lsn t it, Jane.' he said, looking fretfully at his wire. It was a broad hint for me to take myself off. aud my wild schemes with me. For a uioinent I felt disgusted with myself for believing that anything could be accomplished with this falling reed. Mr. Dround came softly up to her husband's chair and leaned over hlin. "You are too tired for more business today, dear. Come, let me get your medicine." She took his arm and with all the gentleness in the world led him from the room, motioning to me with one haud to keep my seat When they bad gone, I removed the cloth from the iortrait on the easel and took a good look at it It was the picture of a gen tleman surely. While I was looking at it and wondering about the man Mrs. Dround caaie back into the room and stood at my 6ide. "It is good, isn't it?" "Yes," I admitted reluctantly, thinking it was only too good. As I replaced the cloth over the picture I notlced that her lips were drawn tight as if she suffered. 1 nad read a pan or tbelr story in that pathetic little way In which she had led her husband from the room. "So you have started." she said soon, turning away from the picture. "How are you getting on? Tell me everything!" When she had the situation before her, she remarked "Now is tbe time to take the next Btep. and for that you need Mr. Dround's help." "Exactly. TUfe separate plants must be taken over, a holding company incorporated and tbe whole financed. It can be done if" "If Mr. Dround will consent" she finished my sentence, "and give his aid in raising the money?" Her shrewdness, immediate compre hension, roused my admiration. But what was her interest in tbe scheme? As Sarah bad told me. it was generally believed that Jane Dround bad a large fortune In her own right Why should she bother with tbe packing business? She might speni ber time more agree ably picking up Italian marbles. Her next words partly answered my wonder: "Of course he will see this and will consent or prepare to lose everything." I nodded. "I don't like to pull out of things." she said slowly. "Mr. Dround is in such poor health." I objected. "This is not his fight It is yours. All that he can do Is to give you your first support Leave that to me. Tel? me what you will do with this corporationwhat next?" She was seated la a little chair, resting hr dark head upea ber bands. Her eyes read my face as I spoke. Again, as the other time wh n we had spoken In the garden, I felt as though lifted suddenly on the wings of c strong will. At a tound my mind swept up to meet ber mind. On tbe shelf near by there was a large atlas. I took it down and. placiug it on the rug at our feet turned the leaves until I came to the plate of the United States. "Come here! Look there!" I said. Indicating tbe eutire eastern third of the map with a sweep of my band. "There Is nothing for us that way to be bad. We could never get to tbe seaboard. The others own tbnt territory." The map was streaked with lines of railroads running like the currents of a great river from the broad prairies of the Dakotas. across the upper Mississippi valley, around tbe curve of the great lakes, eastward to the Atlantic seaboard. "Those are the old highroads." I went on. following the lines of trade with nf finger. "And those are the old mark.ts. We must find a new territory, make it create the roads. And it must le a territory that Is waiting, fertile, rnexplored. Here It Is." My hand ran down tbe map southwestward, crossing Kansas. Nebraska, Oklahoma. Indian Territory, resting on the broad tract marked Texas. "For v. '- -t rl!! hp. what the north

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